Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-09

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The table shows the number of fatal, serious and slight injuries resulting from gun and knife crime in Great Britain from 1998 to 2007 and the percentage increase for each degree of injury over the period.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Great Britain - Gun and Knife Crime statistics - 1998-2007

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The chart illustrates the gun and knife crime statistics in great britain from 1998 to 2007

Overall, the number of crimes increasing each year. The slight injuries were the highest degree of injury over the period of time whereas the fatal injuries accounted lowest. The degree of serioius injuries were moderate.

During the period of [redacted phone], the total number of crimes in great britain is 864 with slight 653, serious 162 and fatal injuries 49. Later years the percentage of crimes were increased in every year till [redacted phone] in slight and serious injuries with the number of 3296 and 476 respectively.

The degree of fatal crimes were increased up to 95 in [redacted phone], and later year crime number was fluctuated to 58 in [redacted phone], there is no evidence of crime data of serious and slight injuries in [redacted phone].

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify relevant features, including that slight injuries were the most numerous and fatal injuries the least, and you report several figures accurately, such as the 1998–99 total and the fatal-injury peak of 95 in 2001–02. However, the overview that crimes increased “each year” is not accurate: the total fell from 3,912 in 2004–05 to 3,821 in 2005–06, and fatal injuries also fluctuated. The response gives limited coverage of the table and does not clearly explain the overall percentage increases or the sharp rise in slight injuries in 2004–05. The 2006–07 data gap is correctly noted. The response is also 12 words below the required minimum. Add a fuller overview and compare the main trends across the period.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic, useful structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs with figures and trends. This makes the information reasonably easy to follow. However, progression is limited, and some links between ideas are unclear. For example, “Later years the percentage of crimes were increased” does not clearly connect the figures to the earlier period, while “The degree of fatal crimes” shifts abruptly to a separate trend. The repeated use of “the period” and “later” also makes cohesion feel mechanical. Organise the details more deliberately—for example, discuss the overall totals and injury categories together, then describe the fatal figures and the missing final-year data. Clearer linking phrases would help show comparisons and changes.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “fatal,” “serious,” “slight injuries,” “percentage,” and “fluctuated,” so the reader can generally understand what is being described. However, the range is limited and some word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “degree of serious injuries,” “fatal crimes,” and “percentage of crimes were increased.” These expressions make parts of the report less precise, particularly because the table records injuries rather than crime counts by degree. There are also spelling and capitalisation slips, including “great britain” and “serioius.” Aim for accurate, varied reporting language such as “the number of injuries,” “rose,” “fell,” and “accounted for,” and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Most sentences communicate a basic point, and you attempt some longer structures, such as the sentence beginning “Later years.” However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make several statements awkward or unclear. For example, “the number of crimes increasing each year” lacks a finite verb, while “the total number … is 864” uses an unsuitable tense for past data. In “the percentage of crimes were increased,” the subject and verb do not agree, and the passive construction is not formed correctly. Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention. Practise writing complete past-tense sentences, checking subject–verb agreement, and using simple comparisons accurately before adding more complex clauses.

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